In Pixar’s Coco, what is the name of the cemetery where Miguel’s family visits relatives on Día de Muertos?

In Pixar’s Coco, Miguel’s family visits the Santa Cecilia cemetery on Día de Muertos.

The cemetery is located in the Mexican town of Santa Cecilia, where the Rivera family lives. It is one of the film’s important living-world locations and is closely connected with the family’s altar, photographs, and remembrance rituals.

The cemetery should not be confused with the Land of the Dead, the fantastical city Miguel enters after taking Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar. The cemetery belongs to the world of the living; the bridge and marigold petals connect it symbolically and magically to the ancestral world.

Día de Muertos is shown through family gatherings, candles, offerings, and photographs. These details establish that the dead remain part of family life through memory. The cemetery therefore functions as both a physical setting and a visual expression of the film’s central theme.